AI is concerned at renewed and intensified action by the Cuban authorities to stifle peaceful political dissent in the country in the run-up to the 5th Congress of the Cuban Communist Party – the only political party permitted in Cuba – to be held in October this year. The organization has received reports of some 100 short-term detentions of members of different unofficial organizations, including press agencies, who have been attempting to peacefully challenge official positions in many different spheres, including politics and human rights.
